Offshore casinos used in India, A to Z
6 sites, every one licensed abroad and none by an Indian authority. Licences checked on 14 November 2026.
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1xBet
- Website
- 1xbet.com
- Licence
- Curaçao, OGL/2024/1262/0493
- Company
- Caecus N.V.
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22Bet
- Website
- 22bet.com
- Licence
- Kahnawà:ke
- Company
- Starsten Limited
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4raBet
- Website
- 4rabet.com
- Licence
- Anjouan, ALSI-202606046-FI2
- Company
- 3-102-958036 SRL
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BC.Game
- Website
- bc.game
- Licence
- Anjouan, ALSI-202410011-FI1
- Company
- Twocent Technology Limited
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Fun88
- Website
- fun88.com
- Licence
- Anjouan, ALSI-192407042-FI2
- Company
- Kamchiya Technology Limited
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Rajabets
- Website
- rajabets.com
- Licence
- Anjouan, ALSI-202509014-FI1
- Company
- 3-102-936502 SRL
Why no online casino is licensed in India
Betting and gambling are a state subject under the Constitution, so each state writes its own rules for gambling on land. No national licence for online casinos has ever existed, and since May 2026 the Online Gaming Act has gone further: nobody may offer an online money game at all, whether it rests on skill, on chance or on both.
The Act also reaches beyond India's borders. It covers a service offered in India from abroad, so it reaches every casino licensed overseas that takes Indian players.
What the 2025 Act forbids
| What it bans | Maximum penalty |
|---|---|
| Offering an online money game | 3 years in prison, a fine of ₹1 crore, or both |
| Advertising one in any media | 2 years, ₹50 lakh, or both |
| Banks or payment firms moving money to one | 3 years, ₹1 crore, or both |
A second offence of offering a money game or moving money to one carries 3 to 5 years and a fine of ₹1 crore to ₹2 crore. The government can also block any online money gaming service that breaks these rules, using the blocking procedure of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Where a casino can hold a licence in India
Only on land, and only in the few states that issue gaming licences. Goa's Public Gambling Act, 1976 lets the state government authorise slot machines in five-star hotels and table games on vessels offshore, and Sikkim has granted casino licences to two five-star hotels. Sikkim also licenses online games, but only on terminals inside the state that cannot be reached from outside it.
Questions
Can a foreign licence make an online casino legal in India?
No. The Act applies to services run from outside India, so a licence from Curaçao, Anjouan or Kahnawà:ke gives a site no standing under Indian law.
Are the players themselves punished?
The Act's penalties fall on those who offer online money games, advertise them or move money to them. Players are not on that list. They still lose what a licensed market would give them: no Indian body takes up their complaint, their bank may not process the payment, and net winnings are taxed at 30 per cent.
Sources
- Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025, in force from 1 May 2026
- Constitution of India, Seventh Schedule, List II, entry 34
- Income-tax Act, 2025, section 194(1), on net winnings from online games
- Sikkim Directorate of State Lotteries